Korean J Dermatol.
2005 Mar;43(3):391-393.
A Case of Isolated Acantholytic Acanthoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea. cse@amc.seoul.kr
Abstract
- A solitary acantholytic acanthoma is a benign tumor which presents as a solitary asymptomatic, keratotic papule or nodule. The acantholysis, implied in the term, is the histologic hallmark. It may mimic pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus vegetans, or Hailey-Hailey disease, but displays no evidence of these disorders. We report a case of isolated acantholytic acanthoma in a 78-year-old man, where the histologic feature is focal acantholytic dyskeratosis.
